Appeal No. 94-3726
Application 07/978,531
1987
Rei et al. (Rei '657) 5,102,657 Apr. 7,
1992
Yeager 835,936 Mar. 3,
1970
(Canadian Patent)
Appellants cite and rely upon the following
reference in their brief:
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, pp. 365 and 1123
(Merriam-Webster Inc., Springfield, Mass.)
This merits panel cites and relies upon the following
references not previously of record:
O’Connor et al. (O’Connor) 5,319,000 Jun. 7,
1994
(filed May 8, 1992)
Anderson et al. (Anderson) 5,639,803 Jun. 17, 1997
(filed Aug. 19, 1991)
Claims 1 through 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over "the combined teachings of Yeager, Rei et
al (080) and (657) and Tirpak." (answer, page 3). We reverse 2
this rejection for reasons which follow.
Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b), we make
2 We note that appellants request reversal of an
outstanding rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) on page 7 of
the brief. We can find no such outstanding rejection in the
record before us. Accordingly, we will only consider the
outstanding rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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